5 Top Tamper-Evident Packaging Startups Out Of 150

We analyzed 150 tamper-evident packaging startups. Optrace, Safelain, Evigence, DNA Technologies, and SECURtracers are our 5 picks to watch out for. To learn more about the global distribution of these 5 and 145 more startups, check out our Heat Map!

Optrace – Tamper-Evident Holograms

Tamper-proof labels are used for providing security and authentication to a product. It cannot be removed from the product without destroying it – a property that makes any item highly secure. Irish startup Optrace specializes in the production of serialized holographic labels for anti-counterfeiting and brand identification. The hologram is fixed to the packaging in the form of a tamper-evident label. The company offers a reflective or transparent hologram which can be personalized in terms of text, logos, and numbers that are machine- and human-readable.

Safelain – Visual Indicators

Self-expiring packaging changes the color or exposes warning symbols if the condition of a product is not appropriate or its expiration date has passed. The US-based startup Safelain‘s natural packaging solution is able to indicate oxidation and therefore expiration using an isolated pigment. The packaging changes its color once oxidation occurs as it is calibrated to match the oxidation rate of the packed product. The company’s product can be blended, coated, or applied to an independent vessel (packaging) and responds to levels of moisture, oxygen, temperature, and radiation.

Evigence – Climate-Stable Packaging

Freshness indicators and sensors give a clear signal about the condition of a product, based on temperature and environment. Visual indicators change color temperature-dependent, closely matching the actual behavior of the packaged product. The higher the temperature is, the faster the color changes. Israeli startup Evigence develops Time Temperature Indicators (TTI) that indicate the true shelf-lives of products. The company’s labels can be calibrated to match different time frames, ranging from hours to years.

DNA Technologies – DNA-Based Solutions

DNA-based solutions for packaging use DNA-laced inks (uniquely encoded materials, like a fingerprint’s signature of identity) which provides a high degree of security and reliability. This technology is capable of tampering and counterfeiting detection, smart-tracking and remote warranty validation. The US-based startup DNA Technologies develops an anti-counterfeiting and brand protection solution called DNA Matrix. The solution is a combination of synthetic, DNA-laced security counterfeit-proof markers, that encode company- and product-specific information into inks, dyes, and resins to provide high-level security.

SECURtracers – On-Dose Authentication

Current anti-counterfeit strategies are mostly focused on packaging alone. Authenticating not only the packaging but also the product addresses the problem of counterfeiting, diversion or substitution of products and helps to fight counterfeiters. The already established company SECURtracers offers a covert, edible, on-dose and on-packaging authentication solution for multi-layered brand protection and anti-counterfeit strategy. It allows for the verification of a drug product ‘on-the-spot’ at the dose level, even when separated from its original packaging.

What About The Other 145 Tamper-Evident Packaging Solutions?

While we believe data is key to creating insights it can be easy to be overwhelmed by it. Our ambition is to create a comprehensive overview and provide actionable innovation intelligence for your Proof of Concept (PoC), partnership, or investment targets. The 5 tamper-evident packaging startups showcased above are promising examples out of 150 we analyzed for this article. To identify the most relevant solutions based on your specific criteria and collaboration strategy, get in touch.